The BEST episodes of Reading Rainbow season 2
Every episode of Reading Rainbow season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Reading Rainbow season 2!
Host LeVar Burton shepherds children through the exciting world of books with celebrity guest narrations, youth book reviews, and relevant cultural tie-ins.
#1 - A Chair for My Mother
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/7/1984
LeVar and eight other actors are rehearsing for a musical number called "Teamwork." Amy Linker ("Square Pegs") reads A Chair for My Mother, about a family that has to save up money to replace furniture lost when their apartment burns down in a fire. It also tells about how the rest of the neighborhood pulled together to help them during their loss.
#2 - Ox-Cart Man
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/5/1984
LeVar visits Sturbridge Village in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to experience reenactments of life in Colonial America.
#3 - Hot-Air Henry
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/3/1984
LeVar goes to South Carolina to ride a hot-air balloon. In a totally unrelated scene (not mentioned in GPN's Reading Rainbow media guide), schoolchildren visit the Space Camp for Aspiring Young Astronauts.
#4 - Simon's Book
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/4/1984
In the feature book, a doodle goes on the loose and it's up to Simon to tame it. The reality is, books take many people and special machinery to make. Such is explained in the song In The Bindary.
#5 - Mystery on the Docks
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/6/1984
As LeVar explores the docks, Raul Julia narrates the story of Ralph, a short order cook who foils a kidnapping plot to hold Eduardo, a famous opera singer, hostage.